KPL Round 13 Review

16 May
Agrochemicals v Gor Mahia
Home side Agrochemicals currently lie second from bottom on the KPL log and will be hard pressed to contain a resurgent Gor side whose three wins on the trot have pushed them up to eighth on the KPL log. Gor can be unpredictable and any result is expected from this game.


Sony Sugar v Sofapaka
The 2006 champions host one of the KPL's new boys. Sony have failed to reproduce the form that saw them dominate the 2006 KPL and give Tusker and Mathare a run for their money in the subsequent championships.
Their once impregnable Fortress Awendo has been breached this year and second placed Sofapaka, a team with title ambitions will be out to claim the three points that could be of significance at the end of round 13.Sofapaka have not been good travellers and could their away form haunt them again?

Nairobi City Stars v Chemelil Sugar
After a slow start, the team from "Lavington East" have worked their way into fourth on the KPL charts. They play twelfth placed Chemelil at the Hope Center in a match that they should win. Chemelil are no pushovers and are very capable of pulling off a draw or a surprise win.

Ulinzi Stars v Western Stima
Sixth placed Ulinzi face fifth placed Western Stima who are having a great season, winning key matches away and making use of their Bukhungu home ground advantage.The two solid sides face off in what should be a great tie.Any result is expected.


KCB v Sher Karuturi
Eleventh placed KCB host seventh placed Sher in what should be a drab match. Drab! Because these two sides just knock the ball around for ninety minutes and seem content with whatever result they get, as long as they avoid relegation.Not a sight for the eyes but it has to be played.

17 May

Red Berets v Mathare United
Red Berets are sitting close to the relegation,lying thirteenth after twelve matches. They face a Mathare United side who hardly seem like the reigning KPL champions.Lying tenth, Mathare are wounded and would relish any opportunity to assert themselves as defending league champs. The Red Berets are equally fighting for premiership survival. These ingredients make for an interesting clash.


Tusker v Bandari
2007 champions and current league leaders Tusker FC have quietly worked their way to the top of the league, winning crucial games home and away. They will seek to extend their rich vein of form and subsequently their league leadership by beating the visitors from Mombasa who are currently fourteenth in the league, sitting one place above the relegation slots. Bandari players have been told to shape up or ship out by their coach , former Tusker and Kenya midfield great,Douglas Mutua. Let us see how this goes.

Thika United v AFC Leopards
Thika United's season is going great,sitting in third place and with one of the meanest defences in the KPL. They play host to the league's bottom side AFC Leopards. This should be an entertaining match as both sides play great soccer, particularly in midfield. However, as AFC Leopards have learnt, beautiful soccer doesn't always win you matches.

Enjoy the KPL this weekend!